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OLIVER  HAZARD  PERRY 


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The  War  of  1812 
in  Newport 


Published  by 

The  Newport  Historical  Society 

1913 


COM.  OLIVER  HAZARD  PERRY 

From  portrait  in  possession  of  Newport  Historical  Society 


ITEMS  OF  INTEREST 


CONCERNING 


Oliver  Hazard  Perry  in  Newport 


AND 


Newport  in  the  War  of  1812 


PUBLISHED  1913 

By 
THE  NEWPORT  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 


MERCURY  PUBLISHING   COMPANY 
NEWPORT,  R.  I. 


FOREWORD 


This  year  being  the  centennial  anniversary  of  the  Vic 
tory  on  Lake  Erie,  by  our  revered  townsman,  Oliver 
Hazard  Perry,  the  Newport  Historical  Society  felt  that  it 
would  be  eminently  appropriate  to  issue  in  a  condensed 
form  a  reminder  of  the  event. 

The  committee  to  whom  was  intrusted  this  matter 
present  these  brief  items,  not  only  as  an  acknowledgment 
of  the  service  rendered  his  country  by  Oliver  Hazard 
Perry,  but  with  a  desire  that  the  youth  of  today  may  be 
imbued  with  his  spirit  of  patriotism  and  duty. 

ROBERT  S.  FRANKUN,  Secretary, 
EDITH  MAY  TILLEY,  Librarian, 

Committee. 


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Some  Items  of  Interest  Concerning  Oliver  Hazard 
Perry  in  Newport 

Newport  has  a  glorious  and  precious  heritage  in  the 
memory  of  Oliver  Hazard  Perry,  and  although  born  in 
South  Kingstown,  R.  I.,  August  23d,  1785,  he  seems 
peculiarly  our  own,  for  in  Newport  he  was  baptized,  edu 
cated  and  married  ;  with  Newport  men  he  sailed  to  vic 
tory  upon  Lake  Erie  ;  and  in  the  Island  cemetery  at 
Newport  he  lies  buried. 

During  the  early  days  of  his  boyhood,  he  resided  in  the 
house  on  the  corner  of  Second  and  Walnut  Streets.  This 
house  is  still  standing,  and  has  been  marked  by  the  New 
port  Historical  Society  as  the  birthplace  of  his  brother, 
Commodore  Matthew  C.  Perry. 

January  13,  1795,  Oliver  Hazard,  Raymond  Henry 
Jones,  Sarah  Wallace  and  Matthew  James  Calbraith,  chil 
dren  of  Christopher  Raymond  Perry  and  Sarah  his  wife, 
were  baptized  at  Trinity  Church,  Newport,  by  Rev. 
William  Smith. 

Captain  Christopher  Raymond  Perry  had  removed  to 
Newport  largely  to  take  advantage  of  the  educational 
facilities  for  his  children,  and  Oliver  became  a  pupil  in  the 
academy  of  Mr.  John  Frazer  in  Church  Street,  which  for 
many  years  took  high  rank  as  a  classical  school.  A  notice 
which  appeared  in  the  Mercury  of  October  6,  1821,  well 
describes  the  man  and  the  esteem  in  which  he  was  held. 

u  Died.  In  this  town,  on  Wednesday  last,  Mr.  John 
Frazer,  in  the  56th  year  of  his  age.  He  was  for  nearly 
thirty  years,  an  eminent  teacher  in  the  Latin  and  Greek 
languages,  and  the  mathematics.  His  qualifications  were 


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highly  respectable,  founded  on  a  finished  education  at  the 
High  School  and  University  of  Edinburgh.  Many  of  his 
scholars  have  been  celebrated  for  the  extent  and  accuracy 
of  their  classical  and  mathematical  attainments.  Mr. 
Frazer  was  an  honest  man,  never  ashamed  of,  and  reflect 
ing  honor  upon  that  highly  literary  nation,  Scotland, 
which  gave  him  birth.  His  loss  will  be  deeply  felt,  and 
his  memory,  as  a  man  of  science  and  integrity,  will  be 
held  in  high  respect  by  his  fellow  citizens, n 


This  stern  Scotchman  and  severe  disciplinarian  became 
devotedly  attached  to  Oliver  and  took  pleasure  in  teaching 
him  mathematics  and  their  application  to  navigation  and 
nautical  astronomy,  and  it  is  said  in  the  intervals  between 
school  hours,  and  on  holidays,  would  frequently  walk  to 
the  beach  with  him,  where  a  horizon  could  be  obtained, 
to  take  astronomic  observations,  and  otherwise  render  his 
lessons  more  practical.  Before  Oliver  left  Mr.  Frazer 's 
school,  the  latter  was  wont  to  boast  that  he  was  the  best 
navigator  in  Rhode  Island. 

Influenced  by  his  father's  example  and  his  own  love  for 
the  sea,  Oliver  early  determined  to  become  an  officer,  and 
in  April,  1799,  he  entered  the  Navy  of  the  United  States, 
receiving  his  warrant  as  a  Midshipman.  A  portrait  of  him 
in  this  uniform,  which  was  painted  on  the  floor  of  his 
house  on  the  Point,  is  now  in  the  possession  of  the  New 
port  Historical  Society. 

Midshipman  Perry  was  immediately  ordered  to  the 
"General  Greene,"  which  had  been  built  at  Warren 
under  the  superintendence  of  his  father,  and  under  his 
command,  sailed  from  Newport  on  her  first  cruise,  June 
2,  1799. 

In  1802,  he  sailed  on  the  frigate  "John  Adams," 
and  later  on  the  ' '  Constellation "  as  a  Lieutenant,  to 


OLIVER  HAZARD  PERRY  AS  A  MIDSHIPMAN 

Painted  on  a  board  in  the  floor  of  his  house  on  the  "  Point,"  Newport,  R.  I. 
Original  in  possession  of  Newport  Historical  Society 


which  rank  he  had  been  promoted  on  his  eighteenth  birth 
day,  August  23,  1803.  During  these  and  other  voyages, 
which  he  made  from  Newport,  Perry  gained  such  efficiency 
in  his  chosen  profession  that  he  received  the  highest  praise 
from  his  superior  officers  and  won  the  admiration  of  all 
his  friends.  Between  voyages,  he  remained  in  Newport, 
continuing  his  studies  in  astronomy  and  mathematics,  and 
becoming  popular  in  the  social  life  of  the  place.  Here, 
in  1807,  he  met  Miss  Elizabeth  Champlin  Mason,  who 
afterward  became  his  wife.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Dr. 
Benjamin  Mason  and  his  wife  Margaret  Champlin,  the 
famous  belle  of  Revolutionary  days.  The  marriage  took 
place  during  a  furlough  granted  to  him  after  several  years  of 
service  and  varied  duties  at  sea,  when  he  returned  to  New 
port,  which  he  desired  to  make  his  home.  The  wedding 
ceremony  was  performed  on  the  fifth  of  May,  1811,  by  Rev. 
Mr.  Towle,  pastor  of  the  Moravian  Society  in  Newport, 
in  the  drawing-room  of  the  old  Mason  mansion  on  Thames 
street,  still  standing,  but  sadly  altered. 

Not  many  months  after  the  return  of  the  young  couple 
from  their  prolonged  wedding  journey,  and  soon  after  the 
declaration  of  war  with  Great  Britain,  Perry  was  ordered 
to  command  the  gunboats  then  lying  at  Newport  and  New 
London,  and,  although  anxious  for  active  service,  he  de 
voted  himself  faithfully  to  training  the  crews  of  the  flotilla 
in  gunnery  and  seamanship. 

In  February,  1813,  Commodore  Chauncey,  to  whom  he 
had  offered  his  services,  wrote  that  he  had  requested  the 
Secretary  of  the  Navy  to  have  him  ordered  to  the  Lakes, 
saying  u  You  are  the  very  person  that  I  want  for  a  partic 
ular  service,  in  which  you  may  gain  reputation  for  your 
self  and  honors  for  your  country,"  and,  on  the  seventeenth, 
orders  were  received  to  proceed  to  Sackett's  Harbour  with 
all  the  best  men  under  his  command  in  the  flotilla  ;  thus 
beginning  the  preparation  for  Naval  activities  on  Lake 


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Erie.  When  these  orders  were  known,  all  the  men  on  the 
gunboats  begged  to  accompany  Perry,  and  many  were 
taken  from  the  State,  and  particularly  from  Newport. 
The  Hon.  Tristram  Burges,  in  an  address,  has  said : 

"  When  it  is  called  to  mind  that  Commodore  Perry  was 
a  native  of  Rhode  Island,  and  that  he  carried  with  him 
from  that  State  up  to  the  Lake,  those  men,  who,  under 
his  direction,  and  with  the  aid  of  a  few  others,  built  and 
equipped  that  fleet,  which,  under  his  command,  subdued 
the  enemy  on  those  waters ;  it  is  not  too  much  to  regard 
this  distinguished  enterprise  as  a  part  of  the  maritime 
affairs  of  Rhode  Island.  Be  this  as  it  may,  the  achieve 
ment  was  glorious  for  the  country,  and  no  manner  of  con 
sidering  it  can  diminish  its  merits  or  tarnish  its  splendor.'7 

Accounts  of  the  Battle  on  September  10,  1813,  are 
numerous  and  need  not  be  repeated  here.  Deposited  with 
the  Newport  Historical  Society  is  a  fine  engraving  of  the 
Battle,  framed  in  wood  taken  from  the  "  Lawrence.'' 
Perry  reported  the  victory  in  the  following  letters : 

Com.  Perry  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy: 
U.  S.  brig  Niagara, 
Lake  Erie,  Sept.  10,  1813. 
SIR — It  has  pleased  the  Almighty  to  give  to 
the  arms  of  the  United  States  a  signal  victory 
over  their  enemies  on  this   lake.     The   British 
squadron    consisting    of    2    ships,    2    brigs,     i 
schooner,  and  i  sloop,  have  this  moment  surren 
dered  to  the  force  under  my  command,  after  a 
sharp  conflict.     I  have  the  honor  to  be  &c. 

O.  H.  PERRY. 


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U.  S.  Niagara 
Off  the  Western  Sister,  head  of  Lake  Erie, 

Sept.  loth,  1813,  4  p.  m. 
DEAR  GENERAL — We  have  met  the  enemy  ; 
and  they  are  ours.— Two  ships,  two  brigs,  one 
schr.  and  one  sloop. 

Yours  with  great  respect  and  esteem, 

O.  H.  PERRY. 
MAJOR-GENERAL  HARRISON. 

The  Newport  Mercury  of  October  2,  1813,  contained  the 
following  notice  of  the  Battle. 

UNPARALLELED  NAVAL  VICTORY. 

We  lay  before  our  readers  with  a  proud  satisfaction,  the 
details  of  the  triumph  of  the  American  squadron  on  Lake 
Erie,  under  the  command  of  our  gallant  townsman,  Com. 
Oliver  H.  Perry. 

As  federalists  we  deprecate  the  war,  but  we  are  full  of 
pride  and  pleasure  at  the  honor  which  this  affair,  brilliant 
without  precedent,  has  reflected  upon  the  national  charac 
ter. — It  has  been  the  lot  of  our  Perry,  to  have  earned  a 
garland  of  praise,  decked  with  new  and  peculiar  laurels. 
The  nation  is  indebted  to  him  for  the  most  glorious 
achievement  which  the  naval  annals  of  the  world  can  fur 
nish  ;  and  as  important  in  its  consequences  as  it  is  brill 
iant. — Commodore  Perry  met  a  fleet  superior  to  his  own  in 
men  and  force,  He  vanquished  them.  He  captured  every 
vessel  of  the  enemy,  and  took  more  prisoners  than  he  led 
men  into  action.  In  his  own  modest,  but  expressive 
terms,  giving  the  glory  to  the  Most  High,  it  pleased  the 
Almighty  to  give  to  the  arms  of  the  Umted  States,  under 
his  command,  a  signal  victory.  Or  in  the  Spartan  brevity 
of  his  communication  to  General  Harrison — "  We  have 
met  the  enemy  and  they  are  ours." 


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We  have  long  been  accustomed  to  anticipate  success 
where  single  ships  of  equal  force  come  in  contact  ;  but 
this  is  the  first  instance  in  which  an  American  fleet  has 
been  engaged,  and  although  contending  against  a  force 
greatly  superior,  we  have  been  triumphant.  We  confess 
we  were  not  a  little  anxious  as  to  the  issue  ;  for  although 
experience  had  convinced  us  that  whatever  heroism  and 
valor  could  do  would  be  achieved  by  our  gallant  Tars,  yet 
unaccustomed  as  our  officers  have  been  to  manoeuvre 
squadrons,  we  were  apprehensive  that  heroism  and  valor 
might  not  prevail  over  the  skill  of  the  enemy.  Our  ap 
prehensions  have  been  removed,  and  we  most  sincerely 
rejoice  in  common  with  our  fellow-citizens. 

Commodore  Perry  left  this  town  about  six  months  since 
for  Erie  ;  when  arrived  there  the  government  had  neither 
men  nor  ships  on  that  Lake.  He  immediately  commenced 
building  a  squadron.  The  difficulties  and  impediments 
which  met  him,  were  indeed  great ;  but  the  ability,  spirit 
and  enterprise  of  Commodore  Perry  overcame  them,  and 
the  squadron  was  finally  equipped  and  put  to  sea,  to  the 
surprise  and  astonishment  of  all  those  who  were  unac 
quainted  with  the  character  and  talents  of  the  com 
mander. 


Perry's  return  journey  was  one  great  ovation.  He  was 
given  the  freedom  of  several  cities,  swords  were  presented 
to  him,  and  medals  and  other  trophies.  The  Mercury 
spoke  as  follows  of  his  homecoming : 

COMMODORE  PERRY  :  Our  fellow-citizen,  Com.  Oliver 
H.  Perry,  arrived  here  on  the  evening  of  Monday  last. 
We  have  not,  on  any  occasion,  in  our  recollection,  wit 
nessed  such  general  joy  among  the  citizens  as  pervaded  all 
ranks  on  the  arrival  of  the  hero  who  has  crowned  our 


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country  and  himself  with  an  imperishable  wreath  of  glory. 
On  Tuesday  morning  the  bells  were  rung,  and  a  variety 
of  flags  and  the  national  colors  were  displayed  from  the 
numerous  shipping  in  our  harbor,  whilst  the  most  cordial 
congratulations  went  round,  and  the  smile  of  satisfaction 
sat  on  every  face  and  joy  glistened  in  every  eye. 

Salutes  were  fired  by  the  Artillery  Company,  from  Fort 
Wolcott,  by  the  U.  S.  Flotilla,  and  by  the  Revenue  Cut 
ter.  Major-General  Sheldon,  accompanied  by  a  number 
of  Brigade  and  Regimental  Officers,  under  the  escort  of 
Capt.  Pearce's  company  of  militia,  waited  on  the  Commo 
dore  to  welcome  his  return.  In  the  evening  the  State 
House  was  brilliantly  illuminated,  under  the  direction  of 
the  Town  Council. 


Previous  to  his  arrival,  the  citizens  of  Newport  had 
appointed  a  committee  to  select  for  him  a  suitable  token 
of  their  love  and  esteem.  They  chose  a  silver  vase,  sur 
mounted  by  an  eagle  and  appropriately  embellished,  and 
engraved  with  these  words,  u  From  his  fellow-citizens  of 
Newport,  a  memorial  of  their  sense  of  his  signal  merit  in 
achieving  the  victory  of  the  loth  of  September,  1813,  on 
L,ake  Erie."  This  was  presented  on  the  2 8th  of  Decem 
ber,  with  appropriate  exercises.  Other  cities  delighted  to 
honor  the  hero,  and  Perry  was  the  recipient  of  many  gifts 
and  testimonials. 

He  was  again  ordered  to  the  flotilla  at  Newport,  and 
there  spent  a  well  earned  rest,  being  detached  to  command 
the  Java,  just  built  at  Baltimore,  and  afterward  receiving 
an  appointment  to  command  one  of  the  flying  squadrons, 
destined  for  a  Mediterranean  cruise,  which  was  prevented 
by  the  ratification  of  the  Treaty  of  Peace,  between  this 
country  and  Great  Britain. 

The  announcement  of  peace  occasioned  great  joy  to  the 


people  of  Newport,  and  the  Newport  Mercury  issued  an 
l<  extra  "  at  four  o'clock  in  the  morning  of  February  14, 
1815,  in  order  to  impart  the  "  heart-cheering  intelligence" 
at  the  earliest  opportunity. 

The  "  extra,"  an  original  issue  of  which  may  be  seen 
at  the  Rooms  of  the  Newport  Historical  Society,  reads  as 
follows  : 

PEACE, 

Office  of  the  Newport  Mercury,  ) 
Tuesday,  Feb.  14,  4  o'clock  A.  M.      £ 
To  the  politeness  of  Messrs.  Brown  and  B.  Tilley,  just 
arrived  from  Bristol,  we  are  indebted    for  the  following 
heart-cheering  intelligence  : 

Centinel  Office,  ) 
Feb.  13,  8  o'clock  A.  M.       } 

We  have  this  instant  received  in  32  hours  from  New 
York  the  following  Great  and  Happy  News  : 

To  B.  Russell,  Esq.,  Sir: — I  hasten  to  acquaint  you, 
for  the  information  of  the  public,  of  the  arrival  here  this 
afternoon  of  H.  B.  M.  sloop  of  war  "  Favorite,"  in  which 
has  come  passenger  Mr.  Carroll,  American  messenger, 
having  in  his  possession  a  Treaty  of  Peace  between  this 
country  and  Great  Britain,  signed  on  the  26th  of  Decem 
ber  last. — Mr.  Carroll  reached  town  at  8  o'clock  this 
evening. 

u  He  shewed  to  a  friend  of  mine,  who  is  acquainted 
with  him,  the  pacquet  containing  the  treaty,  and  a  London 
newspaper  of  the  last  date  of  December,  announcing  the 
signing  of  the  treaty. 

"  This  city  is  in  a  perfect  uproar  of  joy,  shouts,  illumi 
nations,  etc." 


In  1817,  Perry  was  once  more  in  command  of  the  New 
port    Station,  and   living  with  his  family  in  the  Jahleel 


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Brenton  House,  on  Thames  Street,  which  was  loaned  to 
President  Monroe  for  occupancy  during  his  visit  here. 
This  house,  which  Mr.  George  C.  Mason  thought  was 
built  previous  to  the  eighteenth  century,  is  still  in  exis 
tence,  but  shows  signs  of  modern  neglect,  and  is  now  com 
pletely  hidden  by  stores  on  the  Thames  Street  front. 

In  November,  1818,  Com.  Perry  purchased  the  old 
Seixas  house  on  Washington  Square,  and  we  are  told  by  a 
relative  that  he  had  occupied  it  only  about  a  month  or  six 
weeks,  when  in  March,  1819,  he  was  ordered  to  Venezuela, 
upon  a  delicate  and  diplomatic  mission.  This  was  his 
last  voyage,  for  he  was  stricken  with  yellow  fever,  which 
would  not  yield  to  the  unremitting  attention  of  the  sur 
geons.  During  his  illness,  his  courage  and  patience  never 
forsook  him,  and  not  long  before  his  death  he  said:  "  Few 
persons  have  greater  inducements  to  make  them  wish  to 
live  than  I ;  but  I  am  perfectly  ready  to  go  if  it  pleases 
the  Almighty  to  take  me;  the  debt  of  nature  must  be 
paid." 

Thus,  at  Trinidad,  August  23,  1819,  died  Oliver  Hazard 
Perry,  and  there  occurred  the  burial  services,  attended  by 
officers  and  seamen,  and  a  large  number  of  inhabitants  of 
the  island,  including  even  the  Governor,  as  a  very  un 
common  token  of  respect. 

The  announcement  of  Perry's  death  was  received  in  the 
United  States  with  sorrow  and  a  deep  sense  of  national 
loss.  President  Monroe,  in  his  message  of  December  7, 
1819,  said  "  It  is  with  deep  regret  I  have  to  state  the  loss 
which  has  been  sustained  by  the  death  of  Commodore 
Perry.  His  gallantry  in  a  brilliant  exploit  in  the  late  war 
added  to  the  renown  of  his  country.  His  death  is  deplored 
as  a  national  misfortune. " 

In  due  time  the  ship  "  Lexington  "  was  despatched  to 
bring  the  remains  of  Oliver  Hazard  Perry  to  Newport, 
and  on  December  4th,  1826,  the  re-interment  took  place 
in  the  Common  Burial  Ground. 


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The  Mercury  of  December  gth,  gave  the  following  ac 
count  of  the  Funeral  Ceremonies. 


FUNERAL  SOLEMNITIES 

Conformably  to  public  notice  previously  given,  the 
remains  of  Com.  Perry,  brought  here  by  order  of  govern 
ment  in  the  U.  S.  Ship  Lexington,  Capt.  Shubrick,  from 
the  Island  of  Trinidad,  the  place  of  their  original  sepul 
ture,  were  re-interred  in  this  town  on  Monday  last,  the 
4th  inst.,  in  a  manner  appropriate  to  his  worth,  and  ex 
pressive  of  the  affectionate  remembrance  universally  felt 
by  his  fellow-citizens  of  the  Town  and  State,  and  by  his 
brother  officers  of  the  Navy. 

At  ten  o'clock  his  Excellency  Governor  Fenner,  and 
Major  Gen.  Carpenter,  arrived  in  the  steam-boat  Washing 
ton,  from  Providence,  accompanied  by  their  Aids,  by  a 
great  number  of  civil  and  military  officers,  and  of  respect 
able  citizens  from  the  north  and  middle  counties  of  the 
State,  and  by  six  Independent  Military  Companies  from 
Providence  and  Pawtucket.  At  the  same  hour  the  two 
Independent  Companies  from  Bristol  arrived  in  a  packet. 

A  number  of  Officers  of  the  Navy  from  Boston  and  New 
York  arrived  on  the  morning  of  the  day,  and  on  the  pre 
ceding  evening. 

The  procession  on  the  water,  of  boats  from  the  Ship, 
bearing  the  Remains  of  the  Commodore,  accompanied  by 
the  officers  of  the  ship,  and  a  detachment  of  seamen, 
reached  Clarke's  wharf,  at  the  extreme  south  of  the  town, 
at  half  past  n  o'clock. — The  marine  procession  was  met 
at  the  wharf  by  the  Committee  of  Arrangements,  and  the 
remains  received  by  the  U.  S.  Troops  and  Marines  united 
in  one  corps  for  this  service,  under  command  of  L,ieut. 
Webb  of  the  Army,  (Major  Mason,  the  commandant  of 
this  station,  being  confined  at  Fort  Wolcott  by  sickness.) 


FUNERAL  CAR  OF  COMMODORE  PERRY 

Drawn  by  Dr.  J.  Bernard  Gilpin 


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List  of  subscribers  to  the  silver  vase  presented  to  Commodore  Perry 
by  Newport  citizens 

Original  in  possession  of  Newport  Historical  Society 


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—They  were  then  taken  from  the  boat  and  placed  on  a 
Car  constructed  for  this  occasion,  emblematically  orna 
mented,  and  drawn  by  four  white  horses.  The  Car, 
canopy,  drapery  and  plumes  were  all  of  black.  The  coffin 
was  covered  with  an  Ensign,  on  which  were  placed  the 
naval  hat  and  epaulettes  worn  by  the  deceased  when  living, 
and  the  sword  presented  him  by  the  city  of  Philadelphia, 
in  honor  of  his  victory  on  L,ake  Erie. 

The  Funeral  Ceremonies  in  this  town  on  Monday  last, 
were  the  most  imposing  ever  witnessed  in  this  State,  and 
are  said  to  have  exceeded  in  solemnity  of  the  scene,  the 
funeral  ceremonies  of  the  French  Admiral  De  Ternay, 
who  was  interred  in  this  town,  in  Dec.  1780.  Notwith 
standing  the  thousands  of  citizens  who  occupied  the  whole 
extent  of  Thames  street,  through  which  the  Funeral  Pro 
cession  passed,  the  utmost  silence  and  good  order  pre 
vailed,  and  only  the  sound  of  the  mournful  music,  and  the 
march  of  the  military,  were  heard.  The  solemnities  on 
this  occasion  reflect  the  highest  credit  on  the  committee, 
and  evince  the  high  estimation  in  which  the  memory  and 
the  virtues  of  Com.  Perry,  are  still  held  by  his  fellow-citi 


zens. 


The  funeral  car  was  designed  by  Benjamin  J.  Cahoone 
of  Newport,  and  was  made  to  represent  the  boat  in  which 
Perry  left  the  u  Lawrence  "  for  the  "  Niagara."  Dr.  J. 
Bernard  Gilpin,  son  of  J.  B.  Gilpin,  British  Consul,  then 
very  young,  drew  a  little  sketch  of  the  car,  as  it  appeared 
during  the  passing  of  the  procession  along  Thames  Street. 
This  sketch  has  recently  been  presented  to  the  Newport 
Historical  Society.  It  differs  somewhat  from  the  illustra 
tion  in  Miss  Cahoone's  book  on  Newport,  and  it  is  said 
that  Dr.  Gilpin  and  Miss  Cahoone,  who  were  friends,  had 
many  an  amiable  discussion  in  regard  to  the  respective 
merits  of  the  two  pictures. 


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On  the  24th  of  May,  1836,  the  town  of  Newport  com 
pleted  the  purchase  of  the  Perry  enclosure,  now  included 
in  the  Island  Cemetery.  Here  is  his  last  resting  place, 
which  has  become  one  of  the  shrines  of  our  country, 
marked  by  a  tall  granite  shaft  caused  to  be  erected  by  the 
State  of  Rhode  Island,  and  cared  for  by  an  annual  appro 
priation  of  the  General  Assembly 

For  many  years,  the  people  of  Newport  felt  that  a  statue 
of  Oliver  Hazard  Perry  should  be  erected  in  his  home  town, 
to  commemorate  his  name  and  his  victory  on  Lake  Brie. 
With  the  aid  of  private  subscriptions,  as  well  as  appropri 
ations  from  the  State  and  from  the  town  of  Newport,  the 
necessary  amount  was  obtained,  and  the  statue  was  erected 
from  the  model  of  William  G.  Turner,  "  not  because  he 
was  a  native  of  Newport,  but  because  his  model  appeared 
to  the  committee  to  be  preferable  to  any  other  presented. " 

The  statue  was  placed  in  the  park  nearly  opposite  his 
last  residence,  and  was  inaugurated  with  appropriate  cere 
monies  September  10,  1885. 

In  dedicating  the  memorial  the  Committee  said,  "Take 
the  statue  for  those  whom  you  represent,  let  it  be  kept  as 
a  cherished  treasure  by  the  people  of  the  state  at  a  rge, 
and  especially  by  the  people  of  the  city  of  Newport.  L,et 
no  vandal  hand  deface  the  monumental  bronze.  L,et  it 
stand  defying  the  wastes  of  time  and  the  power  of  the  ele 
ments,  keeping  pace  with  history  in  its  march  through 
coming  ages  in  recalling  to  each  succeeding  generation 
the  man  and  the  event  which  this  statue  is  designed  to 
commemorate,  ever  inspiring  the  young  to  patriotism,  and 
solacing  the  aged  with  the  reflection  that  a  grateful  people 
properly  appreciate  and  appropriately  reward  their  bene 
factors.  L,et  the  ideal  Perry  shadow  the  passer  by,  and 
from  its  high  pedestal  apparently  cast  a  glance  at  each  be 
holder,  which  shall  penetrate  and  permeate  his  mind  and 
heart,  and  possess  him  completely  with  the  noble  and  gen- 


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erous  purpose  and  lofty  soul  which  animated  Perry  on  the 
occasion  which  the  artist  has  undertaken  to  represent  him. ' ' 

In  accepting  the  trust,  Hon.  Robert  S.  Franklin,  then 
Mayor  of  Newport,  replied: 

"  In  receiving  this  statue,  I  congratulate  you,  Mr.  Chair 
man,  upon  the  successful  completion  of  the  labor  of  your 
committee  !  As  citizens  of  Newport  we  may  well  feel 
proud  of  the  skill  of  our  townsman,  Mr.  William  G.  Turner, 
the  designer  of  this  beautiful  work  of  art.  I  shall  not  speak 
of  the  life  or  character  of  him  whom  it  is  intended  to  com 
memorate,  neither  shall  I  refer  to  the  particular  event  that 
rendered  his  name  illustrious,  and  placed  it  among  the 
naval  heroes  of  the  country  !  This  you  have  done  in  elo 
quent  and  appropriate  language.  The  place  of  location  is 
an  eminently  proper  one,  in  this  city,  the  home  of  his 
adoption,  and  on  this  park,  within  sight  of  the  house  he 
once  occupied.  In  behalf  of  the  city  I  accept  the  trust 
you  have  now  given  me,  assuring  you  that  it  shall  be  care 
fully  guarded,  hoping  that  all  who  look  upon  this  statue 
may  ever  remember  and  emulate  the  courage  and  patriot 
ism  of  Oliver  Hazard  Perry . ' ' 

During  this  year  the  hundredth  anniversary  of  the  Vic 
tory  is  being  celebrated.  The  Newport  Historical  Society 
hopes  to  have,  in  addition  to  its  usual  L,oan  Exhibition  of 
antiques  and  heirlooms,  a  special  exhibit  of  relics  pertaining 
to  the  War  of  1812  and  to  Oliver  Hazard  Perry,  and  trusts 
that  all  who  have  such  relics  will  co-operate.  The  Soci 
ety  's  library,  containing  many  references  to  the  above 
events,  and  many  interesting  notes  concerning  Perry,  is 
daily  at  the  service  of  the  public. 

EDITH  MAY  TIU.EY, 

Librarian. 


NEWPORT  MEN  WITH  PERRY 


The  following  list  of  men  who  went  with  Com.  Perry 
to  L,ake  Erie  is  compiled  from  several  lists  which  are 
believed  to  be  authentic. 


John  Adams 
Daniel  Albert 
Daniel  Albro 
Samuel  Albro 
James  W.  Allen 
Levi  Allen 
Thomas  C.  Almy 
Job  Anderson 
John  Anderson 
Abel  Armington 
Joseph  Austin 
Peter  Austin 
Abraham  Babcock 
John  Baptist 
Henry  Barker 
Thomas  Barns 
Jeremiah  Bowers 
Thomas  Breese 
Thomas  Brewster 
Edward  Bridgeport 
Samuel  Brotherton 
John  Brownell 
Thomas  Brownell 
Henry  Brown 
John  A.  Brown 
John  Brown 
John  Brown 
Robert  Buckley 


Seaman 


O.  Seaman 
O.  Seaman 
Seaman 
Sailing  Master 
Seaman 
Seaman 
Master's  Mate 

O.  Seaman 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Gunner's  Mate 

Seaman 

Midshipman 

Captain's  Clerk 

Master's  Mate 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Sailing  Master 
Seaman 

Carpenter's  Mate 
O.  Seaman 
Boatswain's  Mate 
Gunner's  Mate 


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James  Bird 
John  Burnham 
John  C.  Bush 
Caleb  Butts 
John  Cane 
James  Carty 
Joseph  Gary 
Stephen  Champlin 
Andomiran  Chandler 
Nathan  Chapman 
William  Chapman 
Joseph  Cheves 
George  Clarke 
Israel  Clarke 
John  Coddington 
Hannibal  Collins 
George  Cornell 
Daniel  Cottrell 
William  Cozzens 
Bernard  Crandall 
William  Cranston 
Cyrus  Crary 
William  Cross 
George  Davis 
Robert  Davis 
Simeon  Doty 
Peleg  Dunham 
George  Dun  well 
Benjamin  Dring 
William  N.  Dyne 
Benjamin  Easton 
Francis  Elliott 
John  Fair 
Stephen  Fairfield 
John  Felton 
Robert  Ferguson 
Caleb  Fish 
Folly 


Seaman 
Seaman 

0.  Seaman 

Sail  Maker 

Carpenter's  Mate 

Sailing  Master 

Steward 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Boatswain 

Seaman 

O.  Seaman 

Armorer 

Carpenter's  Mate 
Sail  Maker's  Mate 

Seaman 

O.  Seaman 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Midshipman 
O.  Seaman 


Seaman 
Gunner's  Mate 
Seaman 
Boatswain's  Mate 


Seaman 


20 


Ezekiel  Fowler 
Francis  Fowler 
John  Fox 
Joseph  Frost 
William  Gardner 
Noah  Gates 
William  Goddard 
Robert  Graham 
Andrew  Griffin 
Thomas  Guamey 
John  Gurney 
James  Hadwin 
Daniel  Hall 
John  P.  Hammond 
Thomas  Hammond 
Jeremiah  Harry 
Newport  Hazzard 
Joshua  Hiscox 
London  Horse 
Richard  Hubbard 
Henlick  Huddy 
John  Jackson 
William  James 
Israel  Jefferson 
William  Johnson 
Westerly  Johnston 
James  Jones 
Peter  Kinsley 
Peter  Laport 
Francis  Lawrence 
William  Lawson 
John  Lawton 
Parker  H.  Lawton 
George  Lewis 
Joseph  Lewis 
George  Linze 
Benjamin  Marble 
Joseph  Marvell 


Seaman 

Gunner 
Seaman 

Steward 
Seaman 


Boy 

O.  Seaman 
Blacksmith 
Seaman 

Seaman 
Midshipman 

Seaman 
O.  Seaman 
O.  Seaman 
Boatswain's  Mate 

Cook 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Gunner's  Mate 

Carpenter's  Mate 

Seaman 

Carpenter's  Mate 
Seaman 

Carpenter's  Mate 


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Wilson  Mays 
John  McDonald 
Andrew  Michael 
John  Miller 
Edward  Moody 
John  Moody 
James  Morris 
Caleb  Mumford 
John  Murray 
Nicholas  Narbourn 
John  Newman 

Robert  H.  Nichols 

John  Norton 

J.  W.  Palmer 

Lemuel  Palmer 

William  Parker 

Isaac  Peckham 

James  Alexander  Perry 

James  Peterson 

James  Phillips 

Charles  Pohig 

Samuel  Pool 

Simeon  Price 

William  Ralph 

John  Ratler 

William  Read 

Benjamin  Reynolds 

Thomas  Rogers 

James  Rowland 

Hezekiah  Sanford 

John  R.  Sheffield 

Joseph  Simpson 

Charles  Smith 
Elisha  Smith 
George  Smith 
Henry  Smith 
John  Smith 
Joseph  Smith 


Carpenter's  Mate 

Seaman 
Seaman 
Seaman 
Seaman 
Seaman 

Boy 

0.  Seaman 

Midshipman 

Boy 

Master's  Mate 

Carpenter's  Mate 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Midshipman 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Cook 

Gunner's  Mate 

Steward 

Seaman 

Carpenter's  Mate 

Seaman 
Seaman 
Seaman 


Midshipman 

0.  Seaman 
Boatswain's  Mate 
Master's  Mate 
Acting  Master 


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Richard  Smith 
George  South  wick 
Joseph  Southwick 
Elias  Spear 
Thomas  Stanfield 
William  Stevens 
John  Sterne 
James  Stone 
Palmer  Sweet 
Thomas  Sweet 
Jonathan  Tallman 
William  V.  Taylor 
John  Thomas 
Nicholas  Thompson 
William  Thompson 
Silas  or  Cyrus  Tiffany 
Jacob  Trusty 
Daniel  Turner 
Robert  Tyler 
George  Varnum 
John  Vose 
Nathaniel  Wade 
C.  B.  Walker 
Richard  Walsh 
Samuel  Warner 
James  Weaver 
Charles  Weeden 
William  Weeden 
John  Welsh 
John  White 
Joseph  Whiting 
Sylvester  Wilcox 
George  Wilkinson 
George  Williams 
John  Williams 
John  Williams 
John  Woodington 
William  Woodman 


Seaman 

Carpenter's  Mate 
Seaman 

Seaman 


Carpenter 
O.  Seaman 


Sailing  Master 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Musician 

O.  Seaman 

Lieut.  Commandant 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Steward 

O.  Seaman 

Master's  Mate 

Seaman 

0.  Seaman 

Master's  Mate 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Seaman 

O.  Seaman 

Carpenter's  Mate 

Seaman 

0.  Seaman 

Cook 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Steward 


o 

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Reuben  Wright 

Andrew 

Andrew  [Matteson  ?] 
Charles  [Wilson  ?] 
Harris 


Carpenter's  Mate 

Seaman 

Seaman 

Seaman 


Living  Descendants  of  Capt.  Christopher  Raymond  Perry, 
U.  S.  N.,  and  his  wife  Sarah  Wallace  Alexander 


Furnished  from  advanced  sheets  of  ' '  The  Perrys  of  Rhode  Island 
and  Tales  of  Silver  Creek/'  about  to  be  published  by  Rev.  Calbraith 
B.  Perry,  D.  D.,  of  Cambridge,  N.  Y. 


Direct  Descendants  of  his  eldest  Son,  Commodore  Oliver 
Hazard  Perry,  U.  S.  N. 

(a;  Through  his  oldest  son  Dr.  Christopher  Grant  Perry, 

of  Newport  : 

Mr.  John  Moore  Perry,  St.  James,  I/.  I. 
Mr.  Oliver  Hazard  Perry,  Blmhurst,  L.  I. 
Mr.  Franklin  Perry,  (last  address  given  Is.  of  Anti- 

costa,  Canada). 
Note.  These  three  sons  survive  Mr.  Oliver  H.  Perry, 

Coin.  Perry's  oldest  grandson,  d.  April  n,  1913. 
Mr.    Thomas   Sargeant    Perry    and    daughters,    312 

Marlboro  St.,  Boston. 
(Miss  Margaret  and  Miss  Edith  Perry) 
Mrs.  Joseph  C.  Grew  (Alice  Perry) ,  address  Heugrasse 

30,  Vienna,  Austria. 

Mrs.  John  LaFarge  (Margaret  Perry),  Newport,  R.I. 
Mr.  Christopher  G.  LaFarge,  124  E.  22d  St.,  N.  Y. 

City  (LaFarge  &  Morris,  Arch.,  N.  Y.  City). 
Mrs.  William  R.  Claxton,  831  Shawmut  Ave.,  Chest 
nut  Hill,  Phila.,  Pa. 
Mr.  John  Louis  Bancel  LaFarge,  Mont  Choise,  Ouchi 

Vaud,  Switzerland. 


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Miss  Margaret  LaFarge,  Newport,  R.  I. 

Mr.  Oliver  H.  P.  LaFarge,  Bank  for  Savings,  Seattle, 

Wash. 
Rev.   John   LaFarge,  S.  J.»    St.    Aloysius   Rectory, 

Leonardtown,  Md. 
Mrs.    Frances   S.  Pepper    (widow   late  Dr.  William 

Pepper,   LL.  D.),  1811  Spruce  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 
Dr.  William  Pepper,  1813  Spruce  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 
Mr.  Benj.  Franklin  Pepper,  Sunset  and  Crefelt  Ave., 

Chestnut  Hill,  Phila. 
Mr.   Oliver  Hazard  Perry  Pepper,  1811  Spruce  St., 

Phila. 

(b)  Through  his  second  son,  late  Capt.   Oliver  Hazard 

Perry,  U.  S.  N. 

Mr.  Oliver  Hazard  Perry,  Lowell,  Mass. 
Mr.  Oliver  Hazard  Perry,  Jr.,  Lowell,  Mass. 
Mrs.  Charles  Baldwin,  Austin's  PL,  New  Brighton, 

S.  I.,  N.  Y. 
Mrs.  George  D.  Cabot,  42  King  St.,  Weehawken,  N. 

J- 
Mr.  Henry  Ward  Perry,  Apart.   Postal  PI.,  Atlanta, 

Ga. 

Miss  KHz.  R.  Storrow,  i3KenwickStM  Boston,  Mass. 
Mr.  James  J.  Storrow,  44  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
Mr.  James  J.  Storrow,  Jr.,  44  State  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 
Mr.  Samuel  Storrow,  Miss  Elizabeth  Storrow  and  Mr. 
Seth  Storrow,  all  of  534  Palmetto  Drive,  Passadena, 
Cal. 

Mrs.  Henry  B.  Scudder. 
Miss  Mary  M.  Scudder. 
Miss  Alice  B.  Scudder. 
Mr.  Marshall  Sears  Scudder. 
Mrs.  F.  K.  Hiscock. 

Lieut.  Randall  Perry  Scudder,  U.  S.  N.,  address  all 
N.  Yakima,  Wash. 


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Miss  Annie  Perry  Hincks,  care  Prof.  Rev.  Edward 
Y.  Hincks,  Andover  Theological  Seminary,  Cam 
bridge,  Mass. 

(c)  Through  his   only   daughter,    Mrs.   Elizabeth  Perry 

Vinton. 

Miss  Gertrude  Vinton. 
Mr.  Raymond  Perry  Vinton. 

II 

Descendants   of   the   brother   next   of   age,  Lieut.  Com. 

Raymond  H.  J.  Perry,  U.  S.  N. 
Miss  Frances  L,.  Merriman,  Bristol,  R.  I. 
Rev.  James  DeWolf  Perry,  D.  D.,  Queen  Lane,  Ger- 

mantown,  Phila.,  Pa. 
Mr.   Robert    Swain    Perry,    Harrison    Bros.    &    Co., 

3500  Gray's  Ferry  Road,  Phila.,  Pa. 
Mr.  Ward  T.  Perry,  3500  Stokeley  St.  N.,  Phila.,  Pa. 
Mr.  James  DeWolf  Perry,  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis, 

Md. 
Mr.    Robert    Swain    Perry,   Jr.,    3500    Stokeley  St. 

N.,  Phila. 
Rt.  Rev.  James   DeWolf   Perry,   D.    D.,    Episcopal 

Residence,  Providence,  R.  I. 
Mrs.  Julia  Bourn  (Perry)  Thurber,  Hinckley  Road, 

Milton,  Mass. 
Mrs.  EHz.  Russell  (Perry;  Hubbard,  Chestnut  Hill, 

Phila. 
Mrs.  Emily  Tyson  (Perry)  Russell,  Mattapan,  Milton, 

Mass. 
Rev.    Calbraith    Bourn   Perry,    D.    D.,    St.    Luke's 

Rectory,  Cambridge,  N.  Y. 
Mr.  Charles  Varnum  Perry,  Bristol,  R.  I. 
Mr.  Andrew  Ramsey  Perry,  East  Providence,  R.  I. 
Mr.  James  DeWolf  Perry. 


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Mr.  Charles  Varnum  Perry,  Jr. 
Miss  Mary  Isabel  Perry. 
Mr.  Calbraith  Bourn  Perry. 
Miss  Eleanor  Ramsey  Perry. 
Mr.  Oliver  Hazard  Perry. 
Mr.  Basil  Harrison  Perry. 

Address  care  of  Mr.  Chas.  V.  Perry,  Bristol,  R.  I. 
Mr.  William  Sumner  Perry,   133    Tyson   St.,    New 

Brighton,  S.  I.,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Alexander  Perry,  32  W.  4oth  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 
Mr.  George  Clinton  McKesson  Perry,  New  Brighton. 
Mrs.  Georgiana    McK.    (Perry)    Delafield,    Bromley 

Ct.,  Prescott  St.,  Cambridge,  Mass. 
Mrs.  Eda  Lefferts  (Perry)  Woodward,  New  Brighton, 

S.  L,  N.  Y. 

Miss  Marianne  DeWolf  Perry,  Bristol,  R.  I. 
Mrs.  Josephine DeW.  (Perry)  Gardner,  L,ong  Branch, 

Hugo,  Colo. 

Mrs.  Wilfred  Hamp,  Hugo,  Colo. 
Mrs.  Harold  Pay  son,  Short  Hills,  N.  J. 
Miss  Lillie  Perry,  L,ong  Branch,  Hugo,  Col. 

Ill 

Descendants  of  the  third  son,  Commodore  Matthew  Cal 
braith  Perry,  U.  S.  N. 

Rear  Admiral  Frederick  Rodgers,  U.  S.  N.  (Ret.) 
St.  James,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 

Frederick  Rodgers,  Jr.,  St.  James,  Iy.  I.,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  William  Albert  Pease,  101  E.  94^  St.,  N.  Y. 
City  (and  Hempsted,  Iy.  I.) 

Mr.  John  Perry  Rodgers,  Durban,  So.  Africa. 

Rear  Admiral  John  Augustus  Rodgers,  U.  S.  N. 
(Ret.)  Havre  de  Grace,  Md. 

Mr.  John  Rodgers,  Havre  de  Grace,  Md. 


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Mr.  Robert  Perry  Rodgers.     Care  of  above. 

Mrs.  John  Forsythe  Meiggs,  Wayne,  Del.  Co.,  Pa. 

Mrs.  Morgan  White  Jopling,  Marquette,  Mich. 

Mr.  Robert  Rodgers  Meiggs,  1236  i6th  Ave.,  Altoona, 

Pa. 

Knsign  John  Forsythe  Meiggs,  U.  S.  N. 
Mrs.  William  C.  Kmmett,  Morristown,  N.  J. 
Mr.  John  Hone,  5  Grammercy  Park,  N.  Y.  City. 
Mr.  John  Hone,  Jr. 
Mr.    Fred   de   Peyster  Hone  and    Mr.  Augustus  C. 

Hone,  address  care  father,  Grammercy  Park. 
Mrs.  Henry  J.  Bartol,  address  care  father,  Grammercy 

Park. 

Mrs.  Charles  B.  Lewis,  Morristown,  N.  J. 
Miss  Jane  Hone  Lewis,  Morristown,  N.  J. 
Mrs.  Charles  King,  102  WaverlyPL,  Morristown,  N. 

J. 

Mrs.  Charles  A.  Richards,  102  Waverly  PL,  Morris- 
town,  N.  J. 

Mrs.  Fred  W.  Merrill  (Sarah  Perry) ,  40  Maccullock 
St.,  Morristown,  N.  J. 

Mr.  Fred  H.  Merrill. 

Miss  Sarah  Lawrence  Merrill. 

Miss  Mary  Wiston  Merrill. 

Mr.  Perry  Belmont,  1618  New  Hampshire  Ave., 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Mr.  August  Belmont,  Sr.,  44  E.  34th  St.,  New  York 
City. 

Mr.  August  Belmont,  Jr.,  Islip,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Raymond  Belmont. 

Mr.  Morgan  Belmont,  both  care  of  August,  Sr. 

Mr.  Perry  Tiffany,  address  Knickerbocker  Club,  New 
York  City. 

Mr.  Belmont  Tiffany,  Florence,  Ala. 

Miss  Jane  Caroline  Perry  Tiffany,  Cazenovia,  N.  Y. 


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IV 

Living  Descendants  of  Mrs.  Ann   (Perry)   Rodgers,  sister 
of  Commodore  O.  H.  Perry. 

Col.  Alex.  Rodgers,  U.  S.  N.  (Ret.)  1221  Conn. 
Ave.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Lieut.  Com.  C.  R.  P.  Rodgers,  U.  S.  N.  Com 
mander  of  the  Sylph,  U.  S.  N.,  Washington  Navy 
Yard. 

James  Donald  Cameron  Rodgers,  Curtiss  Publishing 
Co.,  Phila.  Pa. 

Alexander  Rodgers,  Jr.,  1221  Conn.  Ave.,  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

Mrs.  Louis  Neilson. 

Lieut.  Raymond  R.  Neilson,  U.  S.  N.,  (Ret.)  ? 

Mr.  Louis  Neilson,  Tampa,  Fla. 

Mr.  Alexander  R.  Neilson,  Harvard  University,  Cam 
bridge,  Mass. 

Mr.  Frederick  Neilson,  in  care  of  Mrs.  Neilson. 

Capt.  Thomas  Sliddell  Rodgers,  U.  S.  N.,  Dept. 
Nav.  Intelligence,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Mrs.  Henry  Rice,  Farmington,  Conn. 

Mrs.  S.  R.  H.  Welles,  64  Brownell  St.,  Hartford, 
Conn. 

Miss  Annice  Welles,  above  address . 

Mis.  Keats  Westcott,  1310  1 6th  St.,  Washington,  D.C. 

Mrs.  Alex.  Black  and  Mrs.  Andrew  Olsen,  8th  St. 
and  Second  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Benjamin  Paulson. 

Mrs.  Alex.  Cuthbert. 

Mrs.  Alex.  B.  Murray. 

Miss  Ruth  Black,  Mr.  Donald  McM.  Black. 

(All  may  be  addressed  care  Mr.  Alex.  Black,    as 
above.) 

Mrs.  David  Roe  Young,  320  Conn.  Ave.,  New 
London,  Conn. 


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Mr.   Oliver  Hazard  Perry  Young,  Babcock  Printing 

Press  Co.,  New  L,ondon,  Conn. 
Mr.  L,eslie  Newman  Young,   320  Conn.  Ave.,   New 

London,  Conn. 
Mr.  Geo.  Belden  Perry,  102  W.  93d  St.,  New  York 

City. 
Mr.  Edmund  Freeman  Perry,  438  49th  St.,  Brooklyn, 

N.  Y. 

V 

Living  Descendants  of  Mrs.  Jane  Tweed  (Perry)   Butler, 
of  South  Carolina,  sister  of  Com.  O.  H.  Perry. 

Mrs.  Charles  F.  Ktterick,  605  33d  St.,  Norfolk,  Va. 

Miss  Ethland  B.  Woodward,  2110  i5th  St.,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa. 

Miss  Mary  Pierce  Woodward,  (above  address.) 

Mrs.  Chas.  Benj.  Stone,  Earl  St.,  Greenville,  So. 
Carolina. 

Mr.  William  Butler,  4th  National  Bank,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Mr.  Christopher  Raymond  Butler,  Savannah,  Ga. 

Mrs.  Eloise  Bushy  head,  Tahlequah,  Oklahoma. 

(widow  of  late  Chief  of  Cherokee  Nation,  Oo-nah- 
dah-toh.) 

Mr.  James  Butler  Bushyhead,  Pleasant  Greene,  Mo. 

Mrs.  James  Knox  Gibson,  Tahlequah,  Oklahoma. 
(Children  of  late  Geo.  Oliver  Butler  could  be  ad 
dressed  through  Mrs.  Bushyhead.) 

Mrs.  Richard  M.  Foster,  Greenville,  So.  Carolina. 

Mr.  Guy  Butler  Foster,  Mr.  Richard  Columbus 
Foster,  Mr.  Bothwell  J.  Foster,  Mr.  Calbraith  Perry 
Foster,  Mr.  William  L.  Foster,  Mr.  Robert  Pierce 
Foster  and  Miss  Annie  Foster,  (all  of  Greenville, 
So.  Carolina.) 

Mrs.  Stephen  Frizzard,  Breezeport,  N.  Y. 

Mrs.  Harry  Geiger,  Hamlet,  No.  Carolina. 


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Mrs.  Rastus  Crawford,  Santoc,  So.  Carolina. 
Hon.  Thomas  Both  well  Butler,  Gaffney,  So.  Carolina. 
Dr.  Francis  W.  P.  Butler,  Edgefield,  So.  Carolina. 
Major    Matthew   Calbraith   Butler,    U.    S.    A.,    Des 

Moines,  la. 
Mrs.    Maria   Calhoun  McNeeley,  wife  of  L,ieut.   W. 

McNeeley,  U.  S.  N.,  on  special  duty  in  China. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Wallace  (Butler)  Rutherford,  widow  of 

Judge  Rutherford,  eldest  of  three  surviving  nieces 

of  Com.  O.  H.  Perry,  Ft.  Smith,  Ark. 
Mr.  Samuel  Morton  Rutherford,  Muskeegee,  Okla. 
Mr.  William  Butler  Rutherford,  Ft.  Smith,  Ark. 
Mrs.  Andrew  Scales  Dowd,  Ft.  Smith,  Ark. 
Mr.  Raymond  Perry  Rutherford,  Chicotah,  Okla. 
Mrs.  Robert  Faulkner,  Ft.  Smith,  Ark. 
Mrs.    Emmala    Frank    (Butler)     Stone,    (widow    of 

Andrew  J.)  the  second  niece  surviving  of  Com.  O. 

H.  Perry.     Address  Waco,  Texas. 
Dr.  Jesse  Bannister  Stone,  Lewisville,  Ark. 
Miss  Jessie  Irene  Stone,  Waco,  Texas. 
Hon.  Thomas  Pierce    Stone,    529    nth    St.,   Waco, 

Texas. 

Miss  Eloise  Stone,  Rosebud  Agency,  Falls  Co.,  Texas. 
Mrs.  Elise  (Butler)  Carson,  wife  of  Charles  A.  Carson, 

328  Stone  St.,  Greenville,  So.  Carolina,  the  third 

and  youngest  niece  of  Com.  O.  H.  Perry. 
Mr.  William  Butler  Carson,  Sea  Board  Air  Line  R. 

R.,  Hamlet,  No.  Carolina. 
Mr.  Thomas  P.  Perry  Carson,  Clinton  Bank,  Clinton, 

So.  Carolina. 
Mrs.  Sylvanus  Haile  Bowen,    Jr.,    care    Mr.  C.   A. 

Carson,  Greenville,  So.  Carolina. 
Mrs.  Fred  H.  Barron,  Elkins,  W.  Virginia. 
Mrs.   Barton  Van  Ness,  123   W.  Lanvale  St.,  Balti 
more,  Md. 


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VI 

Descendants  (Living)  of  the  youngest  brother  of  Com. 
O.  H.  Perry,  Capt.  Nathaniel  Perry,  U.  S.  N. 
(Children  of  the  recently    deceased  General  Alex. 
Perry,  U.  S.  A.) 

Capt.  John  A.  Perry,  U.S.A.  Asheville,  No.  Carolina. 

Capt.  Alex.  Wallace  Perry,  U.S.A.,  2003  I  St. ,  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

Mrs.  Henry  Fairchild   Osborn,    850  Madison   Ave., 
N.  Y.  City. 

Mrs.  Ralph  Sanger,  New  York  City. 

Mr.  Alex  Perry  Osborn. 

Mr.  Henry  Fairfield  Osborn,  Jr. 

Miss  Josephine  A.  Osborn. 

Mrs.  Junius  Spencer  Morgan,  New  York  City. 


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